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DESCRIPTION

Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Franklin tractor. The cover features a front-view illustration of the tractor beneath a gold embossment of Benjamin Franklin's bust.

RECORD DETAILS

Image ID: 96667

Creation Date: 1920

Creator Name: Franklin Tractor Company

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Collection Name: McCormick - International Harvester

Genre: Print

Original Format Type: prints, photomechanical

Original Format Number: MCC MSS 6Z, Box 1061, Folder 6

Original Dimensions: 4.25 x 9 inches

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Information accompanying this pamphlet reads, "99. Franklin Tractor Co., Greenville, Ohio. We understand this was formerly known as the Bullock Tractor Co. Went into the hands of the receiver and was sold to H.E. Bullock in 1922. The Bullock Tractor Co., were listed as manufacturers from 1912 to 1920 inclusive. They made 76 tractors in 1916, 105 in 1917, and 43 in the first half of 1918."

SUBJECTS

Advertising

Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery industry

Agriculture

Economics

Manufacturing industries

Selling

Signs and symbols

Tractors

RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society.

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